Science and Engineering Practices

Question 1

Scientific Method

Answer 1

The way scientist study and learn about the world.

Question 2

Observation

Answer 2

Using your 5 senses to gather information about something.

Question 3

Observation

Answer 3

Using your five senses to gather information about something.

Question 4

Qualitative Observation

Answer 4

Using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color, texture.

Question 5

Quantitative Observation

Answer 5

Using numbers or measurements to describe something.
Examples:
10 meters, 450 milliliters, 176 grams

Question 6

Inference

Answer 6

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

Question 7

Hypothesis

Answer 7

A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written in an if then statement.

Question 8

Variable

Answer 8

Any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in an experiment.

Question 9

Control Variable

Answer 9

What must stay the same in the experiment.

Question 10

Manipulated/Independent Variable

Answer 10

The thing that your are testing or changing in an experiment and it is graphed on the X-axis.

Question 11

Dependent/Responding Variable

Answer 11

What your are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the Y-axis.

Question 12

C-E-R

Answer 12

Claim-Evidence-Reasoning

Question 13

Claim

Answer 13

Is the answer to the question you are trying to answer.

Question 14

Evidence

Answer 14

Scientific data that supports your claim.

Question 15

Reasoning

Answer 15

The how or why the evidence that supports out claim; scientific rule.

Question 16

Conclusion

Answer 16

A written summary of an experiment that sues the evidence to prove what we learned.